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tet|a|nus — «TEHT uh nuhs», noun. 1. a) a disease caused by certain bacilli usually entering the body through wounds, characterized by violent spasms, stiffness of many muscles, and even death. Tetanus of the jaw is called lockjaw. You can be protected… … Useful english dictionary
tet — al·lo·tet·ra·ploid; ap·a·tet·ic; cen·tet·i·dae; cy·clo·octa·tet·ra·ene; di·e·tet·ic; di·e·tet·i·cal·ly; di·e·tet·ics; ex·ul·tet; fus·tet; mi·gra·tet·ic; mi·gra·tet·ics; moor·tet·ter; mo·tet; mot·tet·to; nepho·tet·tix; oc·tet; or·tet;… … English syllables
nus — ac·i·nus; ac·ti·no·cri·nus; aero·si·nus·i·tis; ag·as·siz·o·cri·nus; ag·nus; al·nus; alum·nus; an·elec·trot·o·nus; an·nus; ant·echi·nus; an·thre·nus; an·to·nin·i·a·nus; aph·e·li·nus; ar·gu·si·a·nus; bal·a·nus; ba·nus; ba·toc·ri·nus; bo·di·a·nus;… … English syllables
Tết — This article is about the Vietnamese holiday. For the 1968 military operation that began on that holiday, see Tết Offensive. For the river in France, see Têt River. For other uses of Tet and similar spellings, see Tet. Tết Nguyên Đán audio|Tet… … Wikipedia
Chin Tet Yung — A/P Chin Tet Yung (born 2 August 1951 in Sabah, Malaysia) is a Singaporean Member of Parliament for Sembawang GRC, and also served previously as the Chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Home Affairs and Law.[1] Biography Chin… … Wikipedia
tetanus — tet·a·nus … English syllables
tetanus — tet|a|nus [ˈtetənəs] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: Greek tetanos, from tetanos stretched, tight ] a serious illness caused by ↑bacteria that enter your body through cuts and wounds and make your muscles, especially your jaw, go stiff … Dictionary of contemporary English
tetanus — tet•a•nus [[t]ˈtɛt n əs[/t]] n. 1) pat an infectious disease characterized by tonic spasms and rigidity of muscles, esp. of the lower jaw and neck, caused by a bacterium, Clostridium tetani, which commonly enters the body through wounds and cuts… … From formal English to slang
tetanus — (tet ah nus) An often fatal disease caused by the anaerobic, spore forming bacillus Clostridium tetani, and characterized by muscle spasms and convulsions … Dictionary of microbiology
tetanus — tet|a|nus [ tetnəs ] noun uncount an illness in which your jaw and neck become stiff, caused by bacteria that enter a cut in your skin … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
